DRAMATIC images show smashed up banks and fires in the streets of Paris after a protest last week by the French Gilet Jaune, or ‘yellow vest’ movement.

The pictures were taken by a reporter for Express.co.uk who was on the scene. They were taken on 9 February, when the Gilet Jaune carried out their 13th weekly protest. Another round of protests, including more violent clashes, took place yesterday.